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The reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in particular CO2, is a major objective of the German energiewende. There has been broad consensus on this goal for many years now - in contrast to the continuing discussion over the proposed shutdown of Germany’s nuclear power plants. The...
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This paper examines the determinants of voluntary individual carbon offsetting, i.e. the financial compensation of emissions from energy use. In contrast to former studies in this field, we particularly consider a comprehensive set of factors that are discussed in the context of voluntary...
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The success of climate and natural resource protection depends amongst others on the expansion of renewable energies. The policy paper describes the central results of the RESCUE study as well as the challenges and steps required to expand renewable energies in order to achieve greenhouse gas...
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"Fridays for Future" ist der Inbegriff einer globalen Klimaschutz-Bewegung. Aus einer Aktion der schwedischen Schülerin … Greta Thunberg hat sich in kurzer Zeit eine weltweite Bewegung entwickelt. Klimaschutz steht ganz oben auf der Agenda, egal …, von CO2-Steuer bis Emissionshandel alle Facetten der Debatte auf. Ergänzend zeigen über 50 Handlungsempfehlungen, wie und …
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In this paper, we estimate the effects of COVID-19 on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in Germany in 2020 at the sectoral and national level. Counterfactual emissions are estimated based on autoregressive econometric models and distinguish between different factors of emissions based on...
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